bú shì... ér shì shuō...
not... but rather to say... (不是……而是说……)
不是 A，而是说 B means “not A, but what I mean is B.” It clarifies the speaker’s intended point.
核心例句
我不是反对改革，而是说改革需要更充分的准备。
Wǒ bú shì fǎnduì gǎigé, ér shì shuō gǎigé xūyào gèng chōngfèn de zhǔnbèi.
I am not opposing reform; rather, I am saying reform needs fuller preparation.
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课程摘要
不是 A，而是说 B means “not A, but what I mean is B.” It clarifies the speaker’s intended point.
This pattern is useful in discussion when the listener may misunderstand your position. A is the mistaken interpretation; B is the clarified meaning. It differs from simple 不是A而是B because 而是说 introduces a whole explanation.
语法句型
不是 A，而是说 B
corrects a misunderstanding by clarifying what the speaker really means
我不是反对改革，而是说改革需要更充分的准备。
Wǒ bú shì fǎnduì gǎigé, ér shì shuō gǎigé xūyào gèng chōngfèn de zhǔnbèi.
I am not opposing reform; rather, I am saying reform needs fuller preparation.
